Rinsing and drying apparatus



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RINSING AND DRYING APPARATUS Filed March 21, 1927 s'sheets-sheet 2g/NTOR. BY 'A M ATTORNEY U8 5, 1930- q. F. RUSSELL 1,772,056

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Patented Aug. 5, 1939 unirsi)y STATES PATENT OFFICE! JOSEPH F. RUSSELL,OF OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA, ASSIGNOR TO MODERN IFOUNDRX".ANDy PATTERN VORKS,OF OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA, A CORPORATIONO'F CALAEORNIA RINSING AND DRYINGAPPARATUS Application filed March 21, 1927. SerialNo. 176,979.

This invention relates to .improvements in clothesgrinsing and vdryingapparatus, and has tor its primary object the provision of an improvedapparatus which may be attached to the washing receptacle ot' awashingmachine, to provide means for the convenient rinsing and drying of thewashed clothing.

In the development of the present apparatus, particular. attenti-on hasbeen given to the arrangement of the supporting members for the washing,and the rinsing and drying receptacles forming apart thereof, and thearrangement shown has been found to be eX- ceptionally satisfactory invrthatone .of the three supporting legs is mounted in axial alignment withthe axis of rotation of the rinsing and drying receptacle. Thisarrange-` ment .of Athe supporting legs provides a solid support `forboth the washing .andthe rinsing and drying receptacles-and practicallyeliminates vibration dueto the centrifugal action'o'f the rinsing anddrying receptacle when in operation;

All types of rinsing and drying devices that-,operate on the centrifugal.principle lare moreor less subject to considerable vibration', and itis one of the important features of the present invention to reduce suchvibration to a minimumby the proper positioning of the supports for theapparatus. The supports are provided with castors and one ofthe castorsis arranged to render tall the castors either mobile or immobile asdesired.

A novel driving means has also been utilizedfin the present constructionand'rincludes a friction drive and a clutch mechanism arrangedinvsucha'manner lthat the driving power for the actuation of the rinsingaud drying receptacle is derived from the wasli-y ingmachine power unit,without in the least detractingpfrom its lfunction of driving thewashing machine impeller. e

A :novel drainiineans .is also included in the present construction andconsists of a collecting ring revolubly supported ingaat-an'- nuluscarried by the washingfreceptacle of the washing machine, and which isprovided with a drain spout `adapted to be swungto any radial positionby the rotation ofthe collectng ring relative to the supporting annulus,to position the spout to drain any water from said collectingring whichmay bei deposited therein by the centrifugal action of the rinsing anddrying receptacle.

. The vimportant object ot' my invention is to provide a combinedrinsing and drying apparatus which is coactively associated-*with awashing machine, the two being combined in such a manner that thesupporting legs and power unit are common to both, and that one of saidsupporting legs is arrangedl in axial alignment with the rinsing anddrying app aratus and provides means .for rendering the entire apparatuseither mobile ork immobile, as desired. j i I,

Another object of my inventionlis to`pro. vide a rinsing and drying'apparatus of the character designatedl which is comparatively simple inconstruction, practicallyvibra-I vtionless, sulticient in operation,durable, and

easily handled.' f

Another object of the invention is to'pro vide an apparatus of thecharacter designated which embodies -a novel driving lmeans includingasimpliiied clutch mechanism.

An additional objectotimportance is the provision of a water-collectingand drainage lring for the rinsing receptacle which permits a manualrotativeA movement thereaboutin any radial direction todrain the. same,-even when either orboth the washing and rinsing receptacles .are inoperatiom-.thus'effecting the, removal of'suds and dirty water and theintroduction of clear rinsing and blueing water i and its expulsionywithout thefnecefssity' of stopping the `washing machine 'and therins-` ing receptacle at all.

fication and accom an ino'three sheets of drawings, in which Figure-l isa vertical-sectional view Vow-v ing' any improved rinsinggandfjdryingfapparatils .in cemliiiieteavth theraSlii-egfref lll The clutch member 63Aconsists of a sleeve 66 havin@ a central bore 67 forming a sliding fiti said bevelled friction disc into contact with the! bevelled disc V32.

vThe clutch member 68 is provided with a plurality of radially-arrangedribs 7l that terminate in a common plane with that of the upper end ofthe sleeve 66, and form means adapted to intercept the tangs and 53 torotate the receptacle e6 The shifting means for disengaging the bevelleddiscs 68 and consists of a flat circular disc A72, Figure 4, providedwith a centrally disposed opening 73 adapted to loosely fit 'theexteriorly finished surface 74 of the boss 86 and to rest upon theshoulder 75 formed thereon. The upper face of the disc is provided witha cork washer 76 secured thereto in any convenient manner, and is`adapted to engage the underside of the bevelled member 68 to shift saidmember out of contact with the bevelled member 32 and to additionallyprovide braking means to stop the spinning action of the container 46.

rfhe el rating of the disc 7 2 is accomplished by means of integrallycast cam members 77 and 78, Figs. 3 and fl, which are provided withtapered sections 79 and 8O and straight sections 81 and 82 terminatingin stop lugs 88 a.. d 84. The said members 77 and 78 are adapted tonormally rest on opposite sides of the ribs 85 formed integral with thecast eX- tensions 34 and 35 and the bossA 36 of the frame 18, and whenmoved toward said ribs by the swinging movement of the handle 7 2', areadapted to elevate the said disc until the straight sections 81 and 82rest upon the upper edges of the ribs 85, in which position the member68 is disengaged from the member 32, and the container is immediately.stopped by the braking action of the cork disc '76 frictionallyengaging' the underside of member 68.

The upper edge of the washing receptacle i1 is provided with a castmember 86, having supporting brackets 87 which are rigidly bolted to thewashing receptacle by bolts 88 89, Figure 2, and in which an enlarged cular opening 88 is formed to receive an :innulus 89 havingan annular rib90 adaptto lit within the opening 88 of the member 86 and adapted forfree manual rotary movement relative thereto'. The rib 90 is providedwith an integrally cast member 91 circumferentially positionedthereabout and T curved outwardly and upwardly to form' a I collectingring 92 to receive the overflow water vfrom the container 46; the saidcontainer l being somewhat smaller 'in ,diameter than the i opening 98formed in the annulus and'adapt-A ed to rotate freely therein, as shownin Figure 1. l Y

A plurality of radially-positioned screws 9st only one of which isillustrated are tapped tl ough the annulus rib'90 and engage theunderside of themember 86 to prevent the annulus from being removed fromthe opening 88 ofthe said member 86.

The member 91 is provided with anintegrally formed spout 95, ofconsiderable width in plan but shallow'in :depth andhaving aconsiderable drop to facilitate the draining of the' water collected bythe collectingl ring As shown in Figure 1, the annulus is provided witha small lug 96.postioned diametrically opposite the spout 95 and adaptedto rest upon the upper surface-ofthe member 86 which A, lug tends totiltthe annulus slightly relative to the horizontal member 86, to causethewater collected by 2 thef collecting ring Ito drain i rapidly towardthe spout; v

A cast cover 97 y y the annulus, andforms a guard to `prevent water fromsplashing ,out of the container,E

l fits over the upper .edge'fof,

ifi() when in operation. Thelcover 97 is provided j' with. a centralopeningthrough whiclithrve'fairY ticles may be dropped into thecontainer, and i which ma)7 be capped when not in use byA a sheet metalcap 98, as shownin Figs. 1 and 2` The castorl'7fmounted in the lowerendiofVY the supporting leg 1 6 is of a well-knowntype,N

in which the castor center 99 isarranged tobe positionedin axialalignment-with the spin-` die 88, as shown in Figure 1, whenth'e yokecenter 100 is moved to the position shown to the left of the center-lineand'whichis the immobile position of the castor, and theposition inwhich it remains, while therinsing and drying receptacle is in use. Whenit is desired to movethe apparatus vthe castor is rendered mobilebyswinging the yokecenter lQOfo the position shown in Figure 5, thusfreeing the castor wheelformoveme'nt ineither direc- ,mm' Y Y v y Y,

apparatus isas follows:

and the driving motor 12 isstarted friction disc 32, andassuming thatthe friction disc 68 is heldout of-contac't with'ithe disc 32 by theshifting mechanism, which' is thenormal position of lsaid disc :68.` Thehandle' 72 isfvnext manipulated 'to drop the disc 68 into'contact withthe disc o2 wl` causes 'the acceleration of the 2911 `The {operationofthe rinsing roo lilll.

its'centents.. As soon as the container is sufiicient'ly accelerated theliquid content starts tog'yrate toward the rim l? et the container,a'ridtrointhe" riin is thrown into the collect- "ingfiing and is4drained therefrom by the spout 95. e l

This operation is continued for several ininutes, generally troni sevento fifteen, depending upon t-lie quantity of wet material in thecontainer, The shitting mechanism is thenoperate'd and the friction disc68 is raised from the disc'and the container stopped, the material beingthen removed from` the container nil apractically semi-dry state.- f

The rinsing 'of the washed inaterial may be accomplished by placing itin therinsing con-- tainer withsuflicient cold Water for'rinsing Y abi YSaid ur oses andA the bluein addedY as usual'. D

whereupon the rinsing Water may be drawn off as described.

vFroinv the `foregoing* description talen in connectionV with "theaccompanyingA draw ings, the advantages of the construction and methodof operation fwill be readily understood'. by those skilled in the artto which the invention apper'tains, and while Ihave described theprinciple of operation, together Witlithedevice which I now consider tobe thejbest enibodiinent thereof,` l. desire to have it Vunderstoodthat' the'device shown is inerely illustrativejand thatsuch Vchangesniay be made, when desired, 'as fall Within the scope Y of the' appendedclaims. n

Having thus described iny invention, I claim' 'as new` and desire tosecuieby Letters Patent of the United`States the'following IlL'Inconibi'na tion with a centrifugal ina- -A chine having a centrifugalvdrurn rotatable 40 about' a vertical axis,V asupport for saidinachine'inelud'ing three supporting legs; one or" aXiS- e i 2- 1n"chine having a 4'centrifugal druin rotatable a'bjoutaV vertical axis7 a'support for. said inachine including a plurality of not `less' than vthree supportingljegs; one of said' legs being YJing means,being'operative in line'with tlr v: 'I In embinatiii withfaterttie* 1sub'stantiall'yy in line vwith said.y axis. 3. A centrifugal machinecomprising. y a

sup-port, tripod mobilizing ineansvfor said support, and a centrifug'ingdruinournaled for mouvement abouta-vertical axis YViii said Sunprb; Saidsupport' terminating in said mobilizingineans, andafoot of saidmobiliz-L axis'ef said drinnfI-nfcoinbinatien withjafceiitrifugalnian palaxis ,of rotation, a

Chine wvl-eg a ver` Y M y l said"ifiiachine including a, plurali-t than,three niol ture.

legs being'substantially iii line with said combination with acentrifugal ina# ing an upright and rotatableshaft, a sup'-V port forsaid machine comprising a plurality of not less than three supportingfeet, one of'said feet being operative substantially in the axial lineof saidv shaft'.

A In testimony whereof; l axiny signa- Jo'snrii ii. RUSSELL.

